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hello out there

soon i will have to make a recording
off a piano and a singer duo

i plan to use a Tascam da78 hr
and run the voice through a mindprint en voice.
i wouled be glad for any tips and hints
about what to be carefull with the mindprint en voice compressor
and how to mic the piano
for the piano i plan to run it through a macky14 vlz board
thanks for any hints and tips
Thomas from Paris france

PS: what mics are good for rec the piano

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Ethan Winer Thu, 04/12/2001 - 10:13

Thomas,

> i wouled be glad for any tips and hints
about what to be carefull with the mindprint en voice compressor and how to mic the piano <

If this is classical music, do NOT use any compression during recording! In fact, don't do anything at all - no EQ, no nothing. Defer that for later. You never want to compress classical performers at all unless they are not very good and truly need it to smooth out their performance.

--Ethan

anonymous Sat, 04/28/2001 - 00:37

hey thomas,

the tascam is a good machine for do this recordings. i do often with this machine, but . . . . i also use no compression with classical scores. be careful. go directly via mixer in the da-78 with good mic-pre-amps and good mic's( large diaphragman) . for grandpianos i use 2 stereo mics. look at this site: http://www.audiotechnica.com/using/mphones/worship/miking.html

perhaps you have a good sounded room, use two room mic's ( omnidirectional )

godd luck

karlheinz, germany